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I have an ill tortoise, its lower shell turned a bit red about 3 weeks ago, no eating, urination or defecation, what should I do? We gave it marbocyle 2 times, according to vet, but he turned out to be not specialised in reptiles, then changed to ceftizidime, here's a photo before it got sick...

My 4 year old hermanns tortoise has been making a whistling sounds the last couple days. There are no signs of respiratory infection- eyes are clear, nostrils are clear. He is eating, drinking, bathing, pooping. The habitat is warm enough with various temps, it’s humid and a more dry side…...

I got a leopard tortoise for about a month. It is 3 months old. For the last week, it has refused to eat any pellets and only ate the veggies. It stopped eating the vegetables for the last 2 days as well. It’s poop has also been very runny and loose. Its main diet is mazuri, mulberry leaves, and...

About a month ago I moved back into my apartment and took my 11 yr old redfoot with me. I started noticing some sneezes and he stopped eating (super weird for him my guy is a piggy). I boosted his temps and he started eating again but still has sneezes/coughs/loud breathing. My mom...

I recently got a sick box turtle off the side of the road. I had planned on getting him better and putting him back where he came from once he was all good. I looked into rescues, exotic vets, conservation programs in my area, and wild life centers that might be willing to take him once he's...

My Russian tort, Pearl, may have gotten left in the tub a bit longer than expected when I got distracted by chores. She was soaking between an hour to an hour 15 (I usually only soak her for 30 minutes max and frequently change the water so it’s warm). I put her in her basking spot under the...

Hi! I just brought home my first red foot tortoise yesterday and I am concerned that she is not healthy! She is about five inches in size and I purchased her from Petco. When I brought her home I noticed her eyes had a milky coat over them that came loose after she soaked in her water bowl...

Artie is lethargic and his shell is softer than it should be. His enclosure is a large tote with a ceramic heat bulb, a MVB at 75w (we added today from the one that is like spiral and white), and also an incandescent bulb at 65watts. His cool side is 80 and the warm side fluctuates based on...

Please help I don't know what happened. Our sulcata tortoise was Normal a couple hours ago He had a heat lamp on him And he's in the house With us for winter but we found him Stone cold Not moving And bubbles coming out of his nose. He is stiff as a rock.

I was giving my 3 yr old redfoot a bath and I noticed one of her plastron scutes had fallen off. I was kind of horrified by that but after a lot of research I started immediately treating her with Beta iodine and a topical skin cream. I also used Chlorhexidine diluted to clean the area scrubbing...

Hey everyone. I have a redfoot tortoise who stopped eating and would flush her nose with water and bubbles would come out. She seemed more drowsy and didn't want to eat but would soak for long periods of time in her water. (This started when having her outside for a few hours and had her...

Hi i’m new here, i’ve had turtles in the past but took a hiatus and finally decided to get a new little guy, he’s active and eating everything seems fine but i’ve had him for about 4 days and the first two he was very shy and hiding now he’s all over the place but i noticed once he came out a...

I have a 5-10 year old female Russian tortoise named Sprinkles. I got Sprinkles in mid June. Up until a few weeks ago she had a great appetite, eating most of the food I would put in her 8 inch terracotta dish, a very large handful. She eats mixed leafy greens and sometimes she gets radicchio as...

My russian tortoise is a 2 year old (ish) male. He's usually very active in the mornings and goes out in search of food, but for the past week, maybe week and a half, I have had to encourage him to come out of his burrow to eat something, and then once he's eaten he goes right back to his burrow...

Hi Everyone I have a 2 year old Marginated tortoise. Has always been very active. I went on vacation for 4 days, came back and the last couple days he wont come out of his shell for anything. Wont bask, eat or drink. I left him a whole head of lettuce and a full dish of water. He ate most of the...

Help please. I recently adopted this big guy and shortly after noticed he was rubbing this eye a lot. At first I decided to watch it and see how it would do over a day or two and it looked as though it was going away. When I was out feeding him a few days ago he was rubbing again, and I noticed...

Hi all, i have a Russian tortoise for about 5 years now and this is the first time something is wrong with her. Today I discovered that her left leg is swollen and has a small red mark. I took her to the vet but he didn’t really know what was wrong. It could have been a bite (she is currently...

My tortoise keeps on making these weird grunting/whistling noises that I can only describe as a super short exhale. He is eating and pooping normally, is active, doesn't have nasal discharge nor is his nose blocked (from what I can see from 10cm away from his face). He only seems to make this...

Hi guys! So i have a tortoise that lives in my garden ( soil there is no grass atm) Anyways my tortoise is active and very fast! but recently (4 days ago) she started sleeping for too long! like a day and half at the same spot, while sleeping her head isn’t completely inside. In the last two...

My tortoise has been sick for a week, at first she ate a little but only using her head, now she doesn't eat anymore, she blinks slowly and doesn't move from a spot in the sun, she keeps her head bent to the left and her limbs are flask, she has white stains around her mouth, in my country vets...